• Future_Honkey [none/use name]@hexbear.net
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    1 day ago

    Your post was enjoyable for me to read and this …

    pewdiepipeline

    Never seen this before. Thanks for being it to my attention if you invented this i actually love you

    • happybadger [he/him]@hexbear.net
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      1 day ago

      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pnmRYRRDbuw

      That’s from a good video essay about how people are radicalised toward fascism through communities that normalise racist jokes. He was really vindicated with the rise of streamer fascism. That same basic model applies to a website like reddit or twitter where a right-wing audience and algorithm reward you for becoming more right-wing.